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Software Engineer with TS/SCI clearance

BlackFern RecruitmentSan Diego, CA🇺🇸United StatesPosted Aug 22, 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This hybrid Software Engineer role offers you the chance to make a significant impact on mission-critical government programs while gaining exposure to modern cloud and full-stack technologies. You'll thrive here if you are a strong engineer passionate about clean architecture and collaborative development, with an active TS/SCI clearance. Apply now to join a talented team and grow your skills on technically challenging projects.

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
San Diego, CA, United States
Posted
6 weeks ago
DockerMongoDBSpringSpring BootAWSLinearGitJavaKubernetesRabbitMQReactReduxTypeScriptWebGL

Job Description

Security clearance: Active TS/SCI clearance required

Role:

This role offers the chance to work on technically challenging, mission-critical software where your engineering decisions have a direct impact on the success of a government program. You ll work with a talented distributed development team while gaining exposure to modern cloud, full-stack, API, DevSecOps, and systems-integration technologies.

We are seeking a talented Software Engineer with a strong Computer Science foundation to join a highly collaborative team developing a complex, cloud-based software planning system supporting a critical government mission. This is an opportunity to work on sophisticated software spanning backend infrastructure, APIs, frontend web applications, system integration, testing, and quality assurance. You ll have meaningful ownership in designing and building maintainable, extensible software while working alongside experienced engineers, government stakeholders, and external development partners.
The ideal candidate is a strong software engineer who cares about clean architecture, well-designed code, system integration, and delivering reliable software in a collaborative environment.
What You ll Do

Design, develop, integrate, test, and maintain complex software applications and infrastructure
Develop backend services, APIs, and frontend web applications
Contribute to software architecture and technical design decisions
Build well-designed, maintainable, scalable, and extensible code
Integrate software components and systems developed by multiple teams and organizations
Develop and maintain technical and software design documentation
Participate in software testing, debugging, troubleshooting, and quality assurance
Work closely with a distributed engineering team, government stakeholders, and external development partners
Communicate technical concepts and design decisions clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Contribute to the continued evolution and improvement of a sophisticated cloud-based software platform

Required Qualifications

Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Applied Mathematics, or a related technical field
3+ years of professional software engineering or software development experience
ACTIVE TS/SCI Clearance
Strong experience with Java, TypeScript, and object-oriented programming
Experience designing and implementing APIs and integrating software systems
Familiarity with full-stack web application development
Strong understanding of software engineering principles and development best practices
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate technical designs and concepts
Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a collaborative, multi-organization engineering environment

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with any of the following is highly desirable:

MongoDB
RabbitMQ
Spring Boot
React / Redux
WebGL and/or OpenGL
AWS
Docker and Kubernetes
Git and CI/CD
DevSecOps
User interface and UX development
Formal software engineering documentation, including Software Design Descriptions and Interface Design Descriptions
Software troubleshooting and system-level debugging
Mathematics, particularly Probability/Statistics, Linear Algebra, and Multivariate Calculus
Previous experience supporting the U.S. Navy or other Department of Defense organizations

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